Find out the common types of cyber extortion, the impacts of these incidents, and how to respond and prevent them in the first place.

Triple extortion ransomware is a type of ransomware attack where a cybercriminal extorts their victim multiple times -- namely by encrypting data, exposing exfiltrated data and then threatening an ...

Cybercriminals are becoming more aggressive in their effort to maximize disruption and compel the payment of ransom demands, and now there’s a new extortion tactic in play. In early November, the ...

Extortion pervades nearly all levels of Venezuelan society, sowing greater fear as it becomes more violent. The repercussions of not paying extortion are severe: grenades thrown at businesses, ...

Cyber extortion is a crime involving an attack or threat of an attack, coupled with a demand for money or some other response, in return for stopping an attack or preventing one from happening. Cyber ...